| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Bailey (fresh) SG - Forrest Smith (fresh) SF - Peter Strickland (fresh) PF - John Adams (fresh) C - Stephen Michaud (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Laurence Crowder (fresh) SG - Michael Bradford (fresh) SF - Richard Hollon (fresh) PF - George Bogert (fresh) C - Martin Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | John Adams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Fordham | John Adams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Penn | Richard Hollon grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Penn | George Bogert misses long on a jumper from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Penn | Richard Hollon tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Peter Strickland | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Penn | Laurence Crowder is fouled on the floor by John Adams - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Penn | Michael Bradford misses the 3 from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Penn | George Bogert gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Penn | George Bogert connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Richard Hollon | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | Fordham | John Bailey is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 17:57 | Penn | Forrest Smith steals it from Martin Gilbert | 3-4 |
| 17:39 | Fordham | Forrest Smith misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:37 | Penn | The rebound goes to Martin Gilbert | 3-4 |
| 17:17 | Penn | Michael Bradford is whistled for a carry | 3-4 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Earnest (PG), Clarence Dahl (SG), Frank Lester (SF), Terry Foley (PF), James Race (C) John Bailey, Forrest Smith, Peter Strickland, John Adams, Stephen Michaud | |
| Subs | Penn | Stanley Campo (C) Martin Gilbert | |
| 17:05 | Fordham | James Race scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eric Earnest | 6-4 |
| 16:49 | Penn | Laurence Crowder misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Eric Earnest - foul #1 on Eric Earnest, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Penn | Stephen Moore (SG), Eric Smart (SF), Gary Spielman (C) Michael Bradford, Richard Hollon, George Bogert | |
| 16:49 | Penn | Laurence Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:49 | Penn | Laurence Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:29 | Fordham | Terry Foley makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Clarence Dahl | 8-6 |
| 16:09 | Penn | James Race blocks the short jumper by Gary Spielman | 8-6 |
| 16:07 | Fordham | Terry Foley gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:04 | Fordham | Stephen Moore picks off the pass by James Race in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 15:49 | Penn | Eric Smart can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-6 |
| 15:48 | Fordham | James Race grabs the board | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Eric Earnest (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Dahl (fresh) SF - Frank Lester (fresh) PF - Terry Foley (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Race (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Laurence Crowder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Moore (fresh) SF - Eric Smart (fresh) PF - Stanley Campo (fresh) C - Gary Spielman (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Fordham | Frank Lester knocks in the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Eric Smart - foul #1 on Eric Smart, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Bailey (PG), Forrest Smith (SG), Peter Strickland (SF), Stephen Michaud (C) Eric Earnest, Clarence Dahl, Terry Foley, James Race | |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Bradford (SG), George Bogert (PF), Martin Gilbert (C) Laurence Crowder, Stanley Campo, Gary Spielman | |
| 15:33 | Fordham | Frank Lester makes the free throw | 11-6 |
| 15:14 | Penn | George Bogert loses the dribble to Frank Lester | 11-6 |
| 15:11 | Fordham | George Bogert is called for the reach on John Bailey in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Bogert, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Adams (PF) Frank Lester | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Hollon (SF) Eric Smart | |
| 15:02 | Fordham | John Bailey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-6 |
| 15:00 | Penn | The rebound goes to Martin Gilbert | 11-6 |
| 14:54 | Penn | Richard Hollon's fadeaway is rejected by John Adams | 11-6 |
| 14:53 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Forrest Smith | 11-6 |
| 14:39 | Fordham | John Bailey's pass is intercepted by Martin Gilbert | 11-6 |
| 14:27 | Penn | Stephen Moore's pass is intercepted by John Adams | 11-6 |
| 14:20 | Fordham | John Bailey is called for traveling in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Earnest (PG), Terry Foley (PF), James Race (C) John Bailey, John Adams, Stephen Michaud | |
| Subs | Penn | Kurt Russell (PG), Stanley Campo (PF), Gary Spielman (C) Stephen Moore, George Bogert, Martin Gilbert | |
| 14:06 | Penn | Richard Hollon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 14:05 | Penn | Stanley Campo tips it back up and in | 11-8 |
| 13:40 | Fordham | Forrest Smith is fouled on the floor by Richard Hollon - foul #1 on Richard Hollon, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Fordham | Clarence Dahl (SG), Frank Lester (SF) Forrest Smith, Peter Strickland | |
| Subs | Penn | Eric Smart (SF) Richard Hollon | |
| 13:27 | Fordham | Frank Lester loses the ball out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Fordham | Roger Echavarria (PG), John Adams (PF) Eric Earnest, James Race | |
| Subs | Penn | George Bogert (PF), Martin Gilbert (C) Stanley Campo, Gary Spielman | |
| 13:10 | Penn | Michael Bradford misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 13:09 | Fordham | Frank Lester grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 12:55 | Fordham | Michael Bradford is called for the reach on John Adams - foul #1 on Michael Bradford, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Bailey (PG), Stephen Michaud (C) Roger Echavarria, Terry Foley | |
| Subs | Penn | Laurence Crowder (PG) Kurt Russell | |
| 12:36 | Fordham | Frank Lester misses the lay-in | 11-8 |
| 12:35 | Penn | The rebound goes to Eric Smart | 11-8 |
| 12:29 | Penn | George Bogert misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 12:28 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:06 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Frank Lester | 13-8 |
| 11:48 | Penn | Laurence Crowder blows the layup | 13-8 |
| 11:46 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Stephen Michaud | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Bailey (fairly fresh) SG - Clarence Dahl (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Lester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Adams (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Michaud (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Laurence Crowder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Bradford (tiring) SF - Eric Smart (fairly fresh) PF - George Bogert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Fordham | John Adams's floater is tipped away by Martin Gilbert | 13-8 |
| 11:33 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud can't tip it in | 13-8 |
| 11:32 | Fordham | John Adams tips it but misses | 13-8 |
| 11:30 | Penn | The rebound goes to Martin Gilbert | 13-8 |
| 11:13 | Penn | Michael Bradford comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 11:12 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 11:10 | Fordham | Laurence Crowder steals the ball from John Bailey in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| 11:08 | Penn | Laurence Crowder lays it up and in | 13-10 |
| 11:04 | Fordham | Clarence Dahl is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Bradford - foul #2 on Michael Bradford, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Earnest (PG), Forrest Smith (SG), Peter Strickland (SF), Terry Foley (PF), James Race (C) John Bailey, Clarence Dahl, Frank Lester, John Adams, Stephen Michaud | |
| Subs | Penn | Kurt Russell (PG), Stephen Moore (SG), Richard Hollon (SF), Stanley Campo (PF), Gary Spielman (C) Laurence Crowder, Michael Bradford, Eric Smart, George Bogert, Martin Gilbert | |
| 10:53 | Fordham | Forrest Smith misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 10:51 | Fordham | Terry Foley pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:32 | Fordham | Terry Foley misses the dunk but the foul's on Stanley Campo - foul #1 on Stanley Campo, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| 10:32 | Fordham | Terry Foley makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:32 | Fordham | Terry Foley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:04 | Penn | Kurt Russell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 09:52 | Fordham | Stephen Moore steals it from Eric Earnest | 15-13 |
| 09:49 | Penn | Stephen Moore lays it up and in | 15-15 |
| 09:32 | Fordham | Terry Foley misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 15-15 |
| 09:31 | Penn | Richard Hollon snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 09:27 | Penn | Peter Strickland is called for the reach on Richard Hollon - foul #1 on Peter Strickland, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Fordham | Roger Echavarria (PG), John Adams (PF), Stephen Michaud (C) Eric Earnest, Terry Foley, James Race | |
| Subs | Penn | Laurence Crowder (PG), Eric Smart (SG), Robert Gardea (SF), George Bogert (PF), Martin Gilbert (C) Kurt Russell, Stephen Moore, Richard Hollon, Stanley Campo, Gary Spielman | |
| 09:21 | Penn | George Bogert misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Adams - foul #2 on John Adams, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Fordham | Terry Foley (PF) John Adams | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 09:21 | Penn | George Bogert makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:21 | Penn | George Bogert makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:19 | Fordham | Robert Gardea is called for the reach on Peter Strickland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Gardea, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| 09:19 | Fordham | Peter Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:19 | Fordham | Peter Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:06 | Penn | George Bogert banks in the layup set up by Eric Smart | 17-19 |
| 08:52 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Forrest Smith | 19-19 |
| 08:37 | Penn | Laurence Crowder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Bailey (PG), Kevin Simon (SG) Roger Echavarria, Forrest Smith | |
| Subs | Penn | Viktor Zach (PG), Stephen Moore (SG) Laurence Crowder, Robert Gardea | |
| 08:25 | Fordham | Terry Foley misses the shot from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 08:24 | Fordham | Terry Foley pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:05 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 08:03 | Penn | George Bogert grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 07:42 | Penn | Eric Smart is fouled on the floor by Peter Strickland - foul #2 on Peter Strickland, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Earnest (PG), Frank Lester (SF), James Race (C) John Bailey, Peter Strickland, Stephen Michaud | |
| Subs | Penn | Laurence Crowder (PG), Richard Hollon (SF), Stanley Campo (C) Viktor Zach, Eric Smart, Martin Gilbert | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Eric Earnest (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Simon (fresh) SF - Frank Lester (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Foley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Race (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Laurence Crowder (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stephen Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Hollon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Bogert (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Campo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Penn | Richard Hollon scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Moore | 19-21 |
| 07:12 | Fordham | Kevin Simon misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 07:11 | Fordham | Eric Earnest grabs the offensive board | 19-21 |
| 06:56 | Fordham | James Race hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Earnest | 22-21 |
| 06:36 | Penn | Laurence Crowder is fouled on the floor by Eric Earnest - foul #2 on Eric Earnest, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Bailey (PG), Forrest Smith (SG), Clarence Dahl (PF) Eric Earnest, Kevin Simon, Terry Foley | |
| Subs | Penn | Viktor Zach (PG), Kurt Russell (SG), Robert Gardea (SF), Gary Spielman (PF) Laurence Crowder, Stephen Moore, Richard Hollon, George Bogert | |
| 06:17 | Penn | Stanley Campo can't finish the layup | 22-21 |
| 06:16 | Penn | Robert Gardea grabs the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:04 | Penn | Stanley Campo makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Spielman and he's fouled by John Bailey - foul #1 on John Bailey, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Fordham | Stephen Michaud (C) James Race | |
| Subs | Penn | Eric Smart (SG) Viktor Zach | |
| 06:04 | Penn | Stanley Campo makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:37 | Fordham | John Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-24 |
| 05:35 | Fordham | Frank Lester hits the follow up shot | 24-24 |
| 05:23 | Penn | Stanley Campo knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 24-26 |
| 05:21 | Fordham | Robert Gardea is called for the reach on John Bailey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Gardea, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Penn | Laurence Crowder (PG), Richard Hollon (SF), Martin Gilbert (C) Robert Gardea, Stanley Campo, Gary Spielman | |
| 05:21 | Fordham | John Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:21 | Penn | Martin Gilbert gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 05:05 | Penn | Kurt Russell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 05:04 | Fordham | Clarence Dahl pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:51 | Fordham | Richard Hollon is called for the reach on Stephen Michaud - foul #2 on Richard Hollon, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Fordham | Roger Echavarria (PG), Terry Foley (PF) John Bailey, Clarence Dahl | |
| Subs | Penn | Stephen Moore (SG), George Bogert (PF) Kurt Russell, Richard Hollon | |
| 04:51 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:51 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:30 | Penn | Martin Gilbert is hacked by Stephen Michaud - foul #1 on Stephen Michaud, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Fordham | James Race (C) Stephen Michaud | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 04:30 | Penn | Martin Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:30 | Fordham | Terry Foley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 04:09 | Fordham | Forrest Smith makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Race | 29-26 |
| 03:58 | Penn | Laurence Crowder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Earnest (PG), Kevin Simon (SG), Peter Strickland (SF), John Adams (PF) Roger Echavarria, Forrest Smith, Frank Lester, Terry Foley | |
| Subs | Penn | Viktor Zach (PG), Michael Bradford (SG), Richard Hollon (SF), Gary Spielman (PF), Stanley Campo (C) Laurence Crowder, Stephen Moore, Eric Smart, George Bogert, Martin Gilbert | |
| 03:49 | Fordham | Peter Strickland clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Viktor Zach - foul #1 on Viktor Zach, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| 03:49 | Fordham | Peter Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:49 | Fordham | Peter Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:32 | Penn | Michael Bradford connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Hollon | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Eric Earnest (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Simon (fresh) SF - Peter Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Adams (fresh) C - James Race (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Viktor Zach (fresh) SG - Michael Bradford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Hollon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Spielman (fresh) C - Stanley Campo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Fordham | Eric Earnest is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| Subs | Fordham | Stephen Michaud (C) James Race | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 03:06 | Penn | Michael Bradford hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 03:01 | Fordham | Eric Earnest is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| Subs | Fordham | Clarence Dahl (SG) Kevin Simon | |
| Subs | Penn | Kurt Russell (PG), Robert Gardea (SF), Martin Gilbert (C) Viktor Zach, Richard Hollon, Gary Spielman | |
| 02:47 | Penn | John Adams picks off the pass by Stanley Campo | 31-32 |
| 02:21 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Martin Gilbert - foul #1 on Martin Gilbert, team foul #11 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Bailey (PG), Forrest Smith (SG) Eric Earnest, John Adams | |
| Subs | Penn | Laurence Crowder (PG), Stephen Moore (SG), Eric Smart (SF), George Bogert (PF) Kurt Russell, Michael Bradford, Robert Gardea, Stanley Campo | |
| 02:21 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:21 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:09 | Penn | Eric Smart misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Clarence Dahl - foul #1 on Clarence Dahl, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Fordham | James Race (C) Stephen Michaud | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 02:09 | Penn | Eric Smart makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:09 | Penn | Eric Smart misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:09 | Fordham | Clarence Dahl snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 01:53 | Fordham | Forrest Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 01:51 | Penn | Eric Smart grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:47 | Penn | Laurence Crowder makes the shot from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 01:38 | Fordham | James Race loses the ball out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Adams (PF) Clarence Dahl | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Hollon (SF), Gary Spielman (C) George Bogert, Martin Gilbert | |
| 01:11 | Penn | Laurence Crowder scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Richard Hollon | 32-37 |
| 00:59 | Fordham | John Bailey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 00:57 | Penn | Gary Spielman grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 00:46 | Penn | Laurence Crowder clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 00:44 | Fordham | John Adams grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 00:39 | Fordham | Gary Spielman steps in front of the Forrest Smith pass | 32-37 |
| 00:19 | Penn | Stephen Moore misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 00:18 | Fordham | James Race snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 00:13 | Fordham | John Bailey comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 00:11 | Fordham | James Race snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 00:04 | Fordham | Peter Strickland drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 00:00 | Penn | Richard Hollon hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 34-37 |